JStamp Tutorials -
Get Necessary Files
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JBuilder IDE (or equivalent) |
Go to the Borland
JBuilder download area and download the JBuilder6 Personal
file, it's 20-60 MBytes depending on options. Also get the documentation
files and samples. If you don't have a
fast internet connection you can order a CDROM for a very nominal
amount ($10 last time I checked). At the moment (July 2002) you need to use JDK1.3, until Sun fixes some issues in JDK1.4 which prevent the aJile (and some other third party tools) from working properly. If you find a Java JDK 1.3.X which you prefer, or a newer version of JBuilder which can be configured to use JDK 1.3.X, that's fine. The following instructions may need to be modified slightly but it is typically relatively easy to do so. You do NOT need to download the Sun JDK from the Sun website
if you download JBuilder since it includes the Sun JDK. The
version of the JDK should be 1.3, and note that this version
does NOT need to be the same as the JStamp Java API which is
J2ME CLDC. As long as you don't use any JDK 1.2 or 1.3 advanced
features (such as Float objects, swing or RMI) there is no problem.
You can also install the JBuilder J2ME option, more on that later. There are other Java IDEs. I have tried and don't like Cafe
Pro. Some people prefer the command line Sun tools or the Forte
GUI. To each his own. Personally, I find that the JB4 GUI makes
me *much* more productive.
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Sun COMMAPI | In
order to use serial communications on your PC, and use the serial
comm API from JStamp, you need the Sun COMMAPI. Get it at http://java.sun.com/products/javacomm/
and download javacomm20-win32.zip (300 KBytes). |
Sun J2ME CLDC | You
need to get the Sun J2ME CLDC download.
(Your purchase from Systronix includes a license from Sun to
use the J2ME CLDC.) If you own a PalmOS handheld, download the
KVM also. |
aJile JEMBuilder and Charade |
These come on your development kit CDROM.
Once you have installed the CDROM files, you can get JemBuilder
and Charade updates
from aJile's web site. |
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